William McIntosh vs Christopher Wyant

Description:	File contains the transcripts, summons, statements and warrants of William McIntosh vs Christopher Wyant. Wyant, the sheriff states that a prisoner, Aron Day escaped on the night of 11th September 1794. It was not owning to any negligence on the part of the said Sheriff but through insufficiency of a steeple which was put into one of the prison doors and the prisoner let himself out. William McIntosh impleaded of a debt of one hundred ninety-nine dollars and thirteen cents owed him by Wyant. Witnessed by Pierre Gamelin. The court reported that the debt was that of the county, not the Sheriff. McIntosh recovered a judgement against Wyant for the sum of two hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy cents plus two dollars and fifty-five cents for the court cost. A Writ of Error was issued by Judge John Cleves Symmes of Cincinnati, he referred the case to the Circuit Court.
Origin:	2016-09-15
Created By:	Northwest Territory. Court of Common Pleas (Knox County); Northwest Territory. Circuit Court (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Decker, Luke; Johnson, James; Gamelin, Pierre;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/18120
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Northwest, Old Complaints (Administrative procedure) -- Indiana Territory Court records -- Northwest Territory -- Knox County Damages -- Northwest Territory Depositions -- Northwest Territory Circuit courts -- Northwest Territory Johnston, Genl W. (General Washington), 1776-1833 Judges -- Northwest Territory Summons -- Northwest Territory Writs -- Northwest Territory Court Records

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